Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.

Aristotle concluded that more than anything else people seek happiness. Yet, it is
elusive. In his book, Flow, ... 'Happiness is an agreeable sensation arising fromcontemplating the misery of others.' Ambrose Bierce Contrary to what we believe
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Suppose, on the other hand, that we envy someone's car and that, through no
fault of ours, it is destroyed in an accident. ... lines, Ambrose Bierce defines happiness as “an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery ofothers.

Meditations on Happiness and Success Manfred Kets de Vries ... dramatically on
the destruc-tiveness of envy when he describes happiness as an “agreeablesensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.” The German
language includes the word Schadenfreude, meaning pleasure at the misery ofothers.

Happiness is like a cat, If you try to coax it or call it, it will avoid you; it will never
come. But if you pay not attention ... Bergson, Henri L. Happiness is an agreeablesensation, arising from contemplating the misery of others. - Bierce, Ambrose A ...

HAPPINESS. #piness is not a goal, it is a by-product. Happiness is a choice that
requires effort at times. Anonymous Anonymous Happiness ... Robert Frost Happiness is an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery ofothers.

14 Prideisnotonlyan“anti-God”attitude,butan“anti-others”oneaswell. ... As a book
of cynical wit, The Devil's Dictionary defines “happiness” as “an agreeablesensation arising from contemplating the misery of another,”18 butthisisreally a ...

This human tendency to compare ourselves with others has not escaped the
attention of humorists. Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary defined happiness as
“an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another ...

and Other Stories Ambrose Bierce. once defined happiness as "An agreeablesensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." Given the world he
knew, or thought he knew, and the myriad ways he so vividly pictured that world
for ...

By Priscilla Leonard Quote Rating 90% Topics: Happiness A sure way to lose happiness, Ifound, is to want it at the expense ... Rating 87% Topics: HappinessHappiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery ofothers.